10 cats respond to the Labour Party conference

Duncan, 7. "I'm thrilled that Ed Miliband has promised to freeze fuel prices. The energy companies are ripping us off and it's time that someone had the guts to stand up to them. Plus I'm sick of this novelty scarf that my owner forces me to wear whenever it's mildly cold."

Foo Foo, 6. "Ed Miliband hasn't taken the right lessons from the crash. The best way to speed the recovery is to restore confidence in the markets by bringing the national deficit under control, keep inflation low and attract inward investment. Also, I've heard that he owns a dog and you'd have to question the judgement of a man who'd do a thing like that."

Florence, unsure of her age. "The thought of Labour winning again, frankly, frightens me. As do sudden movements and loud noises. And that thing at the end of the string that you pull to make the blinds open."

Wendy, 5, and her "partner" Clive. "Ed said that the battle for equality isn't over, and he's quite right. There's still a lot of prejudice out there."

Mr Cuddles, 4. "This is very much a Labour household. I vote Labour, my eight brothers and sisters vote Labour and my mum votes Labour. I don't know how my dad votes because mum only met him once in an alley in Romford. It's not something I feel comfortable talking about."

Anonymous, refuses to give age. "Politicians are all the bloody same! Get off my lawn!"

Flashman The Super Cat, 9. "Good for Labour for coming out against the bedroom tax. We have a spare room and I like to go in there in the afternoons and sleep on the bed. I'd like to see David Cameron try and take that away from me. Tory scum."

Kevin, 4. "To be honest, I'm more interested in football than politics. I once had a trial for The Arsenal but things turned nasty when someone tried to get the ball off me and I scratched them. Also, it was less of a trial than I just took one of their balls and rolled it around with my paw for a bit. Look, the point I'm trying make is that I don't vote. I'm a cat."